River Church UK

Guest speaker Graham from St Mary's Marlow Bottom describes why he loves local church

When all feels lost - our hope is in God When everything feels lost and there is no hope, God is more than able to rescue and restore (Apologies, said 'Simon son of John', should be Simon son of Jonah')

Al explains the essence of our message of Hope to all those we meet: - A Peace that steadies - A Transformation that lasts - Empowered by God - Rooted in knowing Jesus

Jehovah Jireh, The Lord will provide One of the names of Our Father God is Jehovah Jireh. The Lord will provide. Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the Lamb for a burnt offering"

Samson was a gifted man called by God to achieve a specific calling. Sadly his character caused him some serious problems. God in His grace enabled Samson to achieve his goal but at great personal expense.

Gift of Faith Looking at the Holy Spirit Gift of Faith and how it appears in the Bible, as well as in our lives.

His Banner over Us when we understand who we are and who we belong to, we have confidence to step out in His power

Loving One Another We are the church the bride of Christ with our mess and all and Jesus wants to bring us into freedom together

Anthea reflects on the final part of our Mission statement: Bringing Hope. - Do you carry hope - deep, well-placed Loving God, Loving Others, Resurrection hope? - Our hope remains in this upside-down kingdom, led by a peaceful protester who came from nothing and who empowers us to lead lives of radical selflessness.

...and (maybe) from 'Me' to 'Us'. Ian leads us in Communion.

The Word of Knowledge Looking at the Holy Spirit gift, Word of Knowledge and how it worked in the Bible, and how it manifests in our lives today.

Jonny considers Forgiveness, a vital component of the 'Loving Others' part of our Mission statement.

The Spiritual Man in Christ Any man who believes and receives salvation given by the resurrection of Jesus is a supernatural man.

Bringing our praise through the tough times as well as the good

Kicking off a 6 week series look at our mission (Loving God, Loving Others, Bringing Hope) Paul considers a key question: what is the essence, the core meaning of 'loving God'?

Gary takes a look at the story of the official’s son and sees how a willingness to seek Jesus combined with his grace towards us can lead to transformation and a new identity,

Power of our words Proverbs 18:21 The tongue has the power of Life or death

Andy brings the final part of our mini-series looking at the significance of the Cross. Christ won the victory over death not just for himself but also for us, his followers. In destroying the power of death he united humanity with God, an action that was completed in the past but also has permanent results in the present and future.

In part 2 of this mini-series Anthea considers the Cross as the climax of the sacrificial system that was in place in Old Testament times, and what Atonement means.

Idolatry, comfort and surrender. Gary challenges us to seek God first and before our own comforts trusting God to meet our needs also considering what it means to surrender to God.

Guest speaker Matt kicks off our new mini-series which will take us up to Easter. Whilst doing so he outlines a number of problems with aspects of what many of us may have been taught in the past.

let’s remember that motherhood is a sacred calling deeply cherished by God. The bible verses for moms and the story of Mary and her son, reminded us that God sees, equips, and honours women in every stage of their journey. Whether they’re pregnant, in the thick of toddler tantrums, waiting with hope, or pouring into others as a spiritual mother, know this: your role matters to this church, and you...

Discernment or Judgement A helpful guide on how to distinguish between the Gift of Discernment and Judgement

The Gift of Discernment.. Learning what Discernment is, and how discerning the spirits can impact us.

We live in a world of lies where people are tossed about by the views of the spirit of the world. We are Christians and we hold ourselves to a higher standard. We live in accordance with the teaching of the Bible and the nurturing of the Holy Spirit who was sent to teach us about all things. John 14:26